...Personal statement examples Find College Courses and Degrees There are no ‘right’ ways to writing your personal statement, but there are many ‘wrong’ ways of doing it. On this page you will not only find everything you need to know about putting together a professional personal statement, but will also have access to dozens of expertly written ones. These samples are a great way to see how other people put together their personal statements, and to visualise the sort of structure and language they use. Reading through these will allow you to judge which ones you think are good or bad, which in turn will greatly help you in putting together your own winning statement. YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO COPY THESE EXAMPLES WORD FOR WORD, BUT INSTEAD USE THEM AS USE THEM AS GUIDES AND AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. Many students struggle to put together an effective personal statement, primarily because they find it difficult to write about themselves. They may also fall for other common essay writing mistakes such as straying from the core subject and message they should be trying to get across. To help students overcome these potential pitfalls we have developed this resource page as a guide to giving them useful tips, strategies and techniques on writing a professional profile that is of the highest quality and one that will maximise their chances of enrolling at their first choice university. By following our advice, preparing properly and with a bit of practise, putting...
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... • For example why you want to study at higher education level. • Why that subject interests you. • What your ambitions are when you finish your course. 2. What makes you suitable? • Skills, knowledge, achievements and experience you have that will help you do well. • These could be from education, employment or work experience, or from hobbies, interests and social activities. • Take a look at the activities on the Planning your future page to see some of the things it could be useful to mention. • Explore your options • Undergraduate • When to apply • Filling in your application • Personal statement • Reference, pay and send • Tracking your application • Results • Student number controls • Fraud and similarity • Performing arts • Postgraduate • Teacher training • Flexible and part-time • International • Starting your studies • Student finance • Mature students • Parents and guardians • Advisers and referees Your personal statement Write a personal statement that shows you'd be a great student – to persuade unis and colleges to accept you on their course. • Course tutors use personal statements to compare applicants, so try to make yours stand out. • Remember it's the same personal statement for all courses you apply to – so avoid mentioning universities or colleges by name, and ideally choose similar subjects. If they're varied then write about common themes – like problem solving or creativity. Personal statements BSL...
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...How to Write a Personal Statement by UNM Prof. Elizabeth Archuleta Through a personal statement, you introduce yourself to the university; it reflects your personality and intellect. It is important that you read each question carefully and make every effort to understand and respond to it with well-considered responses and in a persuasive enough manner to hold the reader’s interest. 1. Understand and Explain Yourself One of the main problems when writing is that applicants fail to take a thorough and analytical look at themselves and their objectives. Admission committee members are looking for interesting, insightful, revealing, and non-generic essays that suggest you have successfully gone through a process of careful reflection and self-examination. 2. Set Yourself Apart Committees are looking for something PERSONAL and ANALYTICAL. This means sharing information you rarely share with others and assessing your life more critically than usual. This approach is key to a successful personal statement. Exercise: In order to begin writing your personal statement – your story—you’ll need to answer some basic questions to prepare yourself. Questions: * What is special, unique, distinctive, or impressive about you or your life story? What details of your life (personal or family problems/ history, any genuinely notable accomplishments, people or events that have shaped you or influenced your goals) might help the committee better understand you or help set you apart...
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...Your Name - Curriculum Vitae/CV 1 Personal Profile/Personal Attributes • Create 5-7 descriptive bullet-point phrases that describe your strengths and attributes. • These statements should also reflect the personal qualities that the employer seeks. • Keep the statements simple and clear; one line for each statement. • Use a consistent format and readable typeface; use professional, concise, intelligent language. • Use good, appropriate punctuation; semi-colons are effective for joining word-strings. • Ensure you can provide an example (at interview) for every statement you make on your CV. • Examples and guidance for this section at www.businessballs.com/curriculum.htm 2 Experience/Specialisms/Strengths • Create 5-7 professional statements which explain your experience/specialisms/strengths. • Think about what the employer is seeking and try to match these requirements. • Your statements here should be examples/evidence of how you fit the needs of the job. • Statements can describe experience, skills, strengths, knowledge, style, attitude, etc. • Examples and guidance for this section at www.businessballs.com/curriculum.htm 3 4 Achievements • Create 3-7 professional statements which describe your achievements. • Show achievements that best illustrate your capabilities relevant to the needs of the new job. • Show achievements which demonstrate that you could 'make a difference'...
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...UCAS PERSONAL STATEMENT – Medical and Oxbridge You are required to compile a Personal Statement in support of your application. What you write here is likely to have a huge influence on whether you receive conditional offers from universities. Therefore you need to put time and effort into this to ensure you stand out from other candidates!! How to write the UCAS Personal Statement The Personal Statement is your only opportunity to 'sell yourself' to a university department before being offered a place or an interview. It must stand out and be attractive to read. No purpose is served by cramming everything into a relatively short space, but also you should not write too much and so to prevent this the statement is limited to 4000 characters. You should: 1) Write in complete sentences, and recognise that lists are of limited value. 2) Avoid any information that is misleading, fictitious or trivial. 3) Remember to use clear English together with correct spelling and punctuation. Most of the Personal Statement will reflect your academic and intellectual interests. Throughout, specific examples are far more convincing than general statements, so do not start by saying "I want to read Chemistry (etc) because I am very interested in it." Our advice is to work on the basis of three paragraphs: The First Paragraph - outline clearly the reasons for selecting your courses/subject(s). Explain clearly what it is that excites you about them, and make explicit...
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...Material Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet In this course, you will write a 1,050- to 1,750-word Personal Responsibility Essay, due in Week Five, which includes the following: Define what personal responsibility means to you. Explain the relationship between personal responsibility and college success. Include a preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in your education. This week, using the Center for Writing Excellence resources, provide the thesis statement and informal outline for your Personal Responsibility Essay assignment, due in Week Five. Notes: Define Personal Responsibility: It takes self discipline and the willingness to accept full responsibility for everything you do. Having willpower and discipline to get done the tasks at hand, regardless of the struggle. It starts with personal responsibility in order to be successful. Relationship between Personal Responsibility and College Success: It takes a great work ethic and motivation to achieve college success. With the lack of personal responsibility college success is not possible. It takes willpower and willingness to be successful in school work. My plan to use Personal Responsibility to be successful in my education: I will show motivation in everything I do, and keep my work ethic to the highest standard. Beginning assignments as soon as they are given, never letting myself procastinate, and taking pride in the work that I provide are three example of how I plan...
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...there are two or more sets of statement that refer to the same subject, either of the statements in the set cannot counteract the fact of the other statement in the same set. For instance, when one says ‘I sat for the examination’ and ‘I passed the examination.’ The two statements are independent and none of them makes the other impossible since the occurrence of either of them do not rule out the possibility of the other happening. The two statements jointly would state that I sat for the exam and passed. In order to make the statements contradictory, they would be stated as: ‘I sat for the exam’ and ‘I did not sit for the exam.’ In this case the two statements are contradictory since the occurrence of either of them rules out the possibility of the other (Molner, 2000). A personal daily struggle A personal daily struggle is a case of the law of non-contradiction that can be well illustrated with the school work or daily activities in the work place. For instance in my life personal daily struggle is demonstrated in my schooling and associated work. As a student, one would like to work and learn at the same time. A student becomes at crossroads or in a dilemma of choosing between work and classes. In the personal daily struggle, I am left to decide between a job and learning. In this case, my contradicting statements would state: ‘I would like to work while schooling’ and ‘I would not like to work while schooling.’ These two statements are examples of the law of non-contraction...
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...be used to clarify that the candidate has shown knowledge and performance skills throughout the work place. The assessor only has a limited amount of time to spend with each candidate so using this assessment method allows others to contribute in the assessment process. Witness Testimonies can provide useful information to the assessor but only when the source is valid and reliable. Evidence provided by the witness should be fair, reliable, valid and appropriate to standards and criteria of the specific qualification. The evidence should be signed and dated by the witness and if felt appropriate the assessor should communicate with the witness to confirm authenticity. A copy of the witness testimony should be placed into each candidate’s profile. This is to ensure that if an internal verifier was to check then all the information and evidence will be present. The information provided by the witness testimony should never be used upon solely to make an assessment decision. The assessor should use the information gathered as a guide to help inform them in making the correct assessment decision. A witness testimony can be conducted by a colleague to the client who does a similar role or who has experience or perhaps more appropriately a supervisor or manager could do this for the assessor. Whoever does it, they need to witness the learner doing their job. The assessor will have to work out who is the most suitable & willing witness as well as ensuring that they are available to do...
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...you don't possess every skill an employer is seeking, do not emphasize your shortcomings. Focus on what you can offer. Combine Sections When Possible Try to combine any short sections together to make your resume more compact. For example, if you only have one entry under training, consider placing it under your education instead and change the section title to "Education and Training." Use Common Section Headings Use common section headings. Examples: Objective, Experience, Employment, Work History, Skills, Summary, Summary of Qualifications, Accomplishments, Achievements, Capabilities, Education, Professional Affiliations, Publications, Licenses and Certifications, and Honors. Be Concise and Omit Irrelevant Information Employers don't want to read a long, drawn-out version of your life's accomplishments. They have stacks of resumes to read, and want to know quickly whether or not you would be a good fit for their company. So, be clear and concise, and exhibit your skills and abilities. A resume should only include information that will help convince an employer to interview you. Including irrelevant experience and lengthy descriptions will bury the important information. Only include personal information where it demonstrates an important personal quality or qualification. A resume should represent what you can do on the...
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...P1 - Describe the recruitment documentation used in a selected organisation A broad, general, and written statement of a specific job, based on the findings of a job analysis. It generally includes duties, purpose, responsibilities, scope, and working conditions of a job along with the job's title, and the name or designation of the person to whom the employee reports. Job description usually forms the basis of job specification. For example the bookkeeper position creates financial transactions and creates financial reports from that information. The creation of financial transactions includes posting information to accounting journals or accounting software from such source documents as invoices to customers, cash receipts, and supplier invoices. The bookkeeper also reconciles accounts to ensure their accuracy. A job specification is a detailed description of the role, including all responsibilities, objectives, and requirements. A person specification is a profile of your ideal new employee, including skills, experience, and personality type. For example the bookkeeping specifications are: • Balancing accounts • Processing sales invoices, receipts and payments • Completing VAT returns • Preparing invoices for the Inland Revenue • Checking company bank statements • Repairing cash flow statements • Dealing with financial paperwork and filing The job or employment application is the official form that employers ask all applicants for a position to fill out...
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...form, online application), the length and/or format of the CV, whether a covering letter is required, etc. • Be brief: two A4 pages are usually more than enough, irrespective of your education or experience. Do not exceed three pages. If you hold a degree, include your secondary school qualifications only if relevant to the job in question. • Is your work experience limited? Describe your education and training first; highlight volunteering activities and placements or traineeships. 2. Be clear and concise • Use short sentences. Avoid clichés. Concentrate on the relevant aspects of your training and work experience. • Give specific examples. Quantify your achievements. • Update your CV as your experience develops. Don’t hesitate to remove old information if it does not add value for the position. 3. Always adapt your CV to suit the post you are applying for • Highlight your strengths according to the needs of the employer and focus on the skills that match the job. • Do not include work experience or training which is not relevant to the application. • Explain any breaks in your studies or career giving examples of any transferable skills you might have learned during your break. • Before sending your CV to an employer, check again that it corresponds to the required profile. • Do not artificially inflate your CV; if you do, you are likely...
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...matters most in their personal and professional lives · To guide students through a series of reflective essay assignments while they read Steven Covey’s book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Covey, S. R. 1989. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. New York: Simon & Schuster. . Project Objectives: This “subtasks” are meant to act as reflective writing assignments for you as you work through reading Steven Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The project has been split into 6 sub-tasks. Each sub-task has individual due dates, although these will be graded in their entirety as a single project. While there are individual due dates for each sub task, there’s no reason why you can’t work ahead. Project Review by Professor: When sub-tasks are handed in, they will only be reviewed for completeness and must be final drafts—the most these will be graded is with a U or a I (unsatisfactory or satisfactory). Students receiving a U must re-submit the portion of the assignment. Letter grades will be assigned once all 6 assignments are turned in. The grading criteria is outlined in the rubric below (note that this is not included in the workbook yet). Project Format: · Be sure to review the document “Dr. Rolloff’s Writing Handout” for information on the format your paper should take. · Keep in mind that the craft of your paper is also important, so strive to write well, reviewing your work for grammar, spelling...
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...Assignment 1: Application of Financial Statement Tasha L. Hodge Professor Doshi Acct 557: Financial Accounting. December 5, 2011 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain my reasoning on the importance of financial statements in a personal and professional environment. The balance sheet and the income sheet are the two most important factors that all business needs in order to attract and keep investors. The balance sheet reports assets, liabilities and equity while Income statement lists total income and total expenses. Select either the balance sheet or income statement and explain how the use of it may be applied to your everyday life. According to the principles of accounting website, “ Accounting is a set of concepts and techniques that are used to measure and report financial information about an economic unit. The economic unit is generally considered to be a separate enterprise. The information is reported to a variety of different types of interested parties ( principles of accounting, 2011). To greatly explain, these interested parties use either a balance sheet or income statement. The balance sheet, “reports the assets, liabilities, and stockholders equity of a company at a specific date”, (Weygandt, 2011). The income statement “ presents the revenues and expenses and resulting net income or net...
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...outlined below. 1 statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers Rights at work Your rights at work will depend on:- Your contract of employment cannot take away rights you have by law. So if, for example, you have a contract which states you are only entitled to two weeks' paid holiday per year when, by law, all full-time employees are entitled to 28 days' paid holiday per year, this part of your contract is void and does not apply. The right you have under law (to 28 days' holiday in this case) applies instead. If your contract gives you greater rights than you have under law, for example, your contract gives you six weeks' paid holiday per year, then your contract applies. There are special rules about the employment of children and young people. Statutory rights Statutory rights are legal rights based on laws passed by Parliament. Nearly all workers, regardless of the number of hours per week they work, have certain legal rights. There are some workers who are not entitled to certain statutory rights Sometimes an employee only gains a right when they have been employed by their employer for a certain length of time, and when this applies, the length of time before the employee gains the right is listed below. Unless you are in the group of workers who are excluded. you will have the following statutory rights:- • the right to a written statement of terms of employment within two months of starting...
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...Sequence of Personal Responsibility. (July 2009). In Brookings. Retrieved from <http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2009/07/09-responsibility-haskins> The main point of this article is personal responsibility is dependent on the individual that agrees to social standards. If these standards are not meet these individuals finds a source besides themselves to place the blame. Haskins then goes on to say that people should be taught of basic principles such as: how to determine a good choice and a bad choice. Then the article continues to describe the major importance of enforcing more traditional values to further improve individuals. In turn this correlates with my essay perfectly considering the thesis statement is similar to my own and thus strengthens it thoroughly. Not only does it embody my thesis statement, it includes vivid detail on this can be applied in various situations such as: education, marriage, and work. Potent examples: * Education: Students that dedicate themselves to hard work and learn as much as they can are bound success. This affects what role they may be given and can continuously advance them towards a life of prosperity and serenity. * Marriage: Persons who do devote themselves to their spouses and but times aside to be with them are going to have a prosperous life together. It is important that they set certain duties for each other and agree to them. This becomes their personal responsibility to each other. * Work: education...
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